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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

We're so proud of all the Alpha Chi Omegas involved in The Best and the Brightest Awards last week here in Tallahassee! The Best & Brightest Awards recognize the most outstanding graduating high school seniors in our area. First, big hugs to Laura Rogers (Beta Eta, FSU), who not only organizes the awards and the big event but also, along with her husband, Sam Rogers, created an additional new "Spirit of the Best and Brightest" scholarship award in memory of their son, Brooks.

Second, big congratulations to our Alpha Chi Omega family members who were winners as well:
- Tori, daughter of Shannon (Beta Eta, FSU) won the Drama and Performing Arts category;
- Sarah, sister of Anna (Gamma Iota, UF) took second place in the Social Science category; and
- Dominique, daughter of Kathy (Alpha Upsilon, U of AL) won third place in Public Speaking!

Monday, May 21, 2012

Exciting news: Alpha Chi Omega's first Global Service Initiative trip started Saturday, May 19th. A dozen collegians from around the nation were chosen to participate in this service-learning experience in Negril, Jamaica, including Beta Eta Isabelle Wilkins! Read her article about the process so far on the chapter's blog - http://axofloridastate.blogspot.com/2012/05/beta-eta-in-jamaica.html where I'm sure she'll also share photos and a full report after she returns.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

National Women’s Health Week empowers women to make their health a top priority. It also encourages women to take the following steps to improve their physical and mental health and lower their risks of certain diseases:

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Please add the following fun event to your calendars and plan to support our AXO sister Laura (Beta Eta, FSU): Friends of the Library Trivia Fundraiser - Sunday May 20th!

Please join us and support the Friends of the Library for a TRIVIA contest at

Bird's Aphrodisiac Oyster Shack

325 North Bronough Street

Sunday, May 20th 4:00 – 6:00 pm

Fire Chief Cindy Dick is the celebrity announcer so you know it’s worth the price to see her in action!

Tickets are $25 per person and we will have nice cash prizes for the winning team. Cash bar - Beer and Wine. Grab a few of your friends who have trivia knowledge and want to have fun on a Sunday afternoon! You could win!!! Contact Laura for more information and tickets at 509-6820

Peggy Maguire (1910 - 2011)

Peggy Maguire, 101, passed away, Friday, September 30, 2011 at Westminster Oaks in Tallahassee, FL. A native of Oklahoma, she was a graduate of the University of Oklahoma where she was a member of Alpha Chi Omega Social Sorority and of Mortor Board. She has been a resident of Tallahassee since 1963. She was a secretary for the Department of Legal Affairs, Office of the Attorney General, for 16 years. Memorial contributions may be made to a favorite charity or Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 624 Miccosukee Rd, Tallahassee, FL , 32308.

Peggy was a 1928 initiate of Psi chapter at the University of Oklahoma, where she majored in journalism and was a scholar and leader on campus (the photo, at left, is her junior year picture from the UO yearbook The Sooner). After graduating in 1931, she moved to Chicago and began her career. In Tallahassee, Peggy worked for the Attorney General. We had the pleasure of meeting some of her former co-workers at her 100th birthday in 2010. She will be missed.

We forgot to photograph the appetizers, drinks: homemade sangria and watermelon lemonade and desserts: blueberry + lemon curd pound cake, cream-cheese brownies and The Cake Shop cupcakes, but we did snap a picture of the salads (fruit, tossed, bean, pasta - you name it - all yummy!) We had plenty of leftovers to take to sick sisters who couldn't attend, boyfriends, husbands and roommates!

Thursday, May 3, 2012

In preparation for our annual event on Monday, May 7, 2012, we offer this glimpse at our 2010 event ... HOPE TO SEE YOUMONDAY - CONTACT AMY Z for more information!

Each spring ETE holds Salad Days, a fun get together where everyone brings a salad to share and we share an evening of catching up while enjoying a lot of good food and maybe a signature drink or two. When the weather is nice we sit out by the pool at our President's house.

The weather did not cooperate this past Monday but we had a great time nonetheless and thought it would be fun to share some of the delicious salad recipes.

Tara (Beta Eta, FSU) prepared a fabulous healthy butternut squash sage pasta salad from Self magazine. (Thank you Self for the picture!) This was really yummy - the only difference is Tara used rotini (spiral pasta) instead of penne:

Butternut Squash and Fried Sage Pasta

A hearty bowl of pasta plus savory cheese? You'd never know this whole-grain comfort food is diet-friendly! Squash supplies all the vitamin A you need for the day.

Directions

*If they are available, by all means use fresh peaches. In a saucepan, mix 2 cups fresh peachslices with one cup sugar and one cup water. Bring the mixture to a boil and then simmer for about 10 minutes. Stir often, making sure the sugar is completely dissolved. Substitute this for the canned peaches.

*Cook's Note: The most important part of this dish is not stirring the mixture.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Put butter in a 13 by 9 by 2-inch baking dish and place in the oven to melt. Stir sugar and flour together and mix well. Slowly add milk and continue stirring to prevent the batter from lumping.

Being careful not to burn yourself, remove hot baking dish containing melted butter from oven; pour batter directly over butter in baking dish. Do not stir.

Spoon fruit on top of batter, then gently pour syrup on top. Do not stir. Sprinkle cinnamon on top of batter, if using. (The most important part of this dish is not stirring the mixture at this point in the recipe.)

Bake for 30 to 45 minutes or until golden brown. Your batter will rise above your fruit, producing the most wonderful of crusts. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream or fresh whipped cream.

Betty A (Gamma Zeta, K State) made a Paella Recipe and she collaborated with our famous gourmand about the recipe: Mary "Faith" Sappington Whiteside Bingham (a beloved sister and alumna of Beta Eta chapter who passed away in 2011. At one time Faith owned a kitchen store in Tallahassee and published a cookbook - see below links.)

Paella Salad (very colorful!)

one medium (1 lb) pkg yellow rice

1/8 t dried mustard powder

2 T wine vinegar

1/3 c grapeseed or olive oil

1/8 t salt

1 c frozen peas

1-2 c cubed chicken

1 c diced tomatoes

1/2 scant c chopped celery

1/8 c diced onion

1/2c chopped green pepper

1 3 oz jar pimento

1/2c sliced black olives

5 drops tabasco sauce

1-2 c boiled shrimp (may use all shrimp or all chicken or mix it)

Cook rice according to directions. While warm, toss rice with dressing made with 1/8 t mustard

powder, the wine vinegar, oil and salt.

When the rice is cool, add the remaining ingredients. Serve with turmeric dressing.